Fishing-bod



M. WINSKAS.

FISHING ROD.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- MIKOLAS W'INSKAS` 0F EASTHAMP'I'ON. MASSACHUSETTS.

FISHING-ROD,

Application. filed October 11` 1919.

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` riliiiiiilil ll'ni llil eouslruiiiuu au l ond'iunliou il parts here lualter ihu-iwilaal shown in the :ii-enne pauiil `ham ingiy toriuiruf :i material part nl' this disi'lwsuri. and in uhhh Figure 1 'Y a \ertie:il elevational View oi the rod in open position. und.

Fig, L is an enlarged rerlieal sertional View of the salue in teleseopii positinn,

Referring to the drawings in detail. the numeral lll desiguales a hollow eonieal easing `sui-mounted by a fixed handle l1. .\u intermediate tube 1;'. slidable within the ea#- ing llL in pin-reed through its side by an elon gated slut 13'. turned augularlr at its upper end to turni a batonei loi-ll 1l-` and at its lower extreniitr has a hoolfshaped lurking element 1u,

Fornual integrally with the tube l2 is :i depresflved trillion :spring element 113. and seeured to the upper end olAv tube 12 is a hol low annular head 1T. earrying the movable loeliing pins ln'. pushed outwardljir by the eoiledr 4spring 1U. so as to engage with a groove or reeess loi-ined around the annular interior oi' the easing lll. the pins being alsu eugageable with the groore 2() at the op punite end of said easing.

An inner tube i2 has seeured to its lewer end a roue shaped tip i123. provided with a line or rord atlzu'hing aperture -l.

lit the upper end olI (he tube lt i# a pin 25 seein-ed within the head iti and engageA able with the slot Iii ot the tube 1Q.

A coiled spring E?. .surrounding the tube 2Q and abutting the shoulder prm'ides unil Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Serial No. 330,080.

a means tor locking within the element 15 the tubes 12 and lu operation. the fishing rod teleseoped within its easing, and. held therewith by means ot' tensional spring resistance, is with drawn or extended by pulling outwardly the extending end and locking the same by a slight turning aetion in eombination with an inward movement derived from the internal spring. l'po'n ceasing the turning eftort and giving another out vard pulling movement. the internndiate spring retained loelcing pins are released` permitting a complete withdrawal and untonuitieally loeking the parts in a fully extended position.

.llaring thus deseribed nii' lnventiun., what l fulann as new and desire tu seeure by lietleis lulent. is*

l. ln a fishing rod. a easing. a pair ot teles-fnie tubes :slidable in said aisiug, a head on said easing. a tip on the bottom of the inner teleeeopie tube, rn-aus for securing a ord to said tip` means earried by the outer ol' said tubes engaging in reeesses in said easing. a spring formed with the outer Ot' said tubes impinging on the inner tube. and means iipe1':1ti\e between said inner and outer tubes tur holding them in an adjusted pofs'itiou.

ln a lishing rod. the eoiubination with a hollow easing. and a head engaged there with'. ot' an upper' and lower teleseopie tube slidable in said easing. interior annular' reeesses formed in said easing at eat-h end` a head ou the outer of said tubes. deteut pluuV gers earried by said head eugageable in elther ot' said reeesses. a spring detent formed with the outer of :said tubes impinging ou the limer tube when in elosed psition. a longitudinal slot haring angular ends t'oriued in the wall of the upper of said tubes` and a piu earl'rd by the inner et said tubes engulfed iu .said slot.

Il. ln a hshing rod. the eoiubination with a hollow easing and a head engaged therewith. oi' an intermediate lube slidable in said easing. said intermediate tube eontaining au elougai-l slot having' angular ends` au interior lube slidable in said intermediate lube. a perl'orate lip at the end of amid inferior lube. a head formed with Said inter- Flrediate tube. a pair of oppositeiy disposed plungers upemtivu in bald head, ummm fm' uornmlly pres-sing said plunge u uutwm'd, means owned intmim'ly in su'ul fm-Sing at each end thereof adnpiud to xwuw will plungel's whereby huid interlawMutu (ulmd may be held in cither mi extended m' l'utlmlv ed position, and means cuned by said in- M ilUlJA S W1 N SRAS. 

